1. Leadership Training and Idea Sharing

2. Running Effective Meetings

3. Reasons for meetings Provide information Solicit information Answer questions Group decision making Brainstorming ideas Problem resolution Networking

4. What makes a good agenda? Specify date, place, starting and ending time Provide statement of the purpose of the meeting List the topics to be covered in the sequence they will be covered Identify approximate time to be spent on each topic Distribute agenda prior to the meeting

5. Meeting Rules Start & end on time Share all relevant information Stay on topic Silence will equal agreement No side conversations No side comments No interrupting No cellphones, smartphones

6. What makes a good leader ? High energy and attention to detail Good understanding of the meeting tasks and long term goals of the group Good listening skills Good insight into attendees personalities, motivation High degree of confidence Assertive, but not aggressive Good team work skills Good observation skills

7. Leaders Responsibilities Prepare a meeting agenda and send out prior to the meeting Provide all necessary handouts Start on time Listen carefully Prevent digressing Control conflict and hostility Go through the agenda item by item

8. Leaders Responsibilities Seek contribution from all attendees Monitor nonverbal communication Seek clarification and elaboration Conclude by summarizing accomplishments and “to do” items Send out meeting summary within one week of meeting

9. Leader Succession To avoid a future crisis in leadership succession, here are some key steps to follow. Make sure the current leader understands the importance of this task and makes it a priority. Focus on the association’s future needs, not its past accomplishments. Encourage differences of opinion. Allow challenges to status quo and support new ideas Provide broad exposure. Change responsibilities. Provide access to the group. Let up-and-comers make presentations.

10. Six Ways You Can Manage the Image of Your Neighborhood

11. 1.Be Clear About the Image You Want Your Neighborhood To Have

12. 2.Speak Positively About Your Neighborhood

13. 3.Welcome New Neighbors And Get Them Involved In The Neighborhood

14. 4.Celebrate All Of The Good Things And Work On Having Fun Activities

15. 5.Define, Expect, Cultivate And Reward A Set Of “Neighborhood Values”

16. 6.Help Make The Neighborhood Look Its Best Clean Up, Paint Up and Fix Up!

17. OK Let’s Share Some Information - Uniquely Urban -

18. What are the programs and projects that have worked for you? (How did you do it?) Musical Porches Pumpkin Roll Moonshadow over Pulteney Harvest Festival Front Step Painting

19. What programs or projects can we collaborate on. Garden Walk Picnics Yard Sale

20. How can we get more neighbors involved? What gets people to the meetings?

21. Property Improvement Ideas? Challenge of some sort Competitive grants Individual property cleanup

22. Schedule Meetings Send Out Email Blasts Publicize Events Print Flyers Provide Meeting Space Assist In Strategic Planning HWS Collaborations How Can The GNRC Help You?

23. Wrap up! What did we accomplish? List “to do” items

24. Thanks for coming! - Uniquely Urban -